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Breakdown of shitai
death
死
Death dines on a spoon of decay.
body
体
You know a person who believes that reading books will improve his body.
Usages of shitai
地下 に 死体 が ある。chika ni shitai ga aru.
There's a dead body in the basement.
死体 は 川 で 見つけました。shitai wa kawa de mitsukemashita.
(I) found the corpse in the river.
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